Mike Robinson, Vanessa Beeley and Charles Malet with today's UK Column News.
Prisoners Released Early to Alleviate Crisis from Problems Created by Sir Keir #StarmerOut
00:20 Ministry of Justice (on X): Ministry of Justice’s post
Prisons only have a few hundred places left. If they become full, police will no longer be able to arrest people.
To create space, we’re changing the proportion of time some offenders spend in prison.
Victim and Witness Information: Online safety
National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO): Napo fears ticking time bomb as 1,700 prisoners released
GOV.UK: Proven reoffending statistics: April to June 2022
Daily Mail: We'll be back: Thieves and drug addicts admit they'll end up back behind bars as hundreds of criminals and repeat offenders head to the pub to celebrate their release from prison
Sky News: Prison population hits record high—as Estonia offers to take convicts
Police Incident Highlights Issues with Torture Laws and Human Rights: Implications for Legislation and Private Prosecutions
09:34 Resistance GB (on X): Resistance GB’s post
Police smashing his head to the floor and then stitching him up as the aggressor? Maybe they'll lose their houses over it.
Legislation: Criminal Justice Act 1988 (S. 134: Torture)
Legislation: Human Rights Act 1998 (c. 42)
Article 3: Prohibition of Torture
No one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Crown Prosecution Service of England and Wales (CPS): Private Prosecutions
Financial Times: The laws of war must guide Israel’s response to Hamas atrocity
Israel Expands Aggression Against Syria
16:43 Vanessa Beeley (Substack): Israel launches expanded strikes in Syria targeting military and civilian infrastructure
ISW News: Military Knowledge: Harop Suicide Drone
ISW News: New details of Israel’s hybrid strike on Syria
UK Column On Location: Bristol Event—October 2024 (Limited Tickets Available)
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UK Column Shop: Agenda 21—Your Life In Their Hands by Martin Edwards
UK Column shop: UK Column Really Live: Saturday, 19th October 2024 (Bristol)
UK Column symposium: Aviation Impossibilities: Deconstructing the Official Story of the 9/11 Hijackings and Air Defense Failures
UK Column interview: Dr Sabine Hazan: Consultant Gastroenterologist—Gut Feelings—The Abdominal Brain, Part 1
Forthcoming UK Column interview: Standing Independently: Diane Sare & Jose Vega—Thursday 12th September at 1 pm
Event: Rally for Peace! End military aid to Ukraine and israel! No to war with Iran! Glasgow Green, Commonwealth Monument, 1 pm, Saturday, 14th September
Journalism Is Not a Crime: Risks to Independent News Under the Online Safety Act
24:29 UK Column interview: You May Be Next—with David Clews
GOV.UK: 'Small but risky' online services under the Online Safety Act
In particular can you update me on how you intend to use the full force of enforcement.
Media Freedom Coalition: What is the MFC?
GOV.UK: Media Freedom in Hong Kong: Media Freedom Coalition Statement on Stand News Verdict
Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing in West Bank and Gaza
30:24 Electronic Intifada: Netanyahu erases Palestine again
Prime Minister of Israel (on X): Netanyahu’s post
It goes from the river. The river is right here. That's the Jordan River. To the sea, the Mediterranean Sea. So, when Hamas is talking about liberating Palestine from the river to the sea, basically, what they're saying is destroying Israel.
Mathew Miller (on X): Mathew Miller’s post
The U.S. remains deeply concerned by the escalating violence and civilian casualties in the West Bank. We urge all parties to exercise restraint and protect civilians.
Al Mayadeen: Israelis kill US-Turkish activist in West Bank, shoot her in head
Al Mayadeen: Israeli massacre in Jabalia 24 hours after Khan Younis massacre
Al Mayadeen: Is Israel using small nuclear weapons in Gaza and south Lebanon?
Farming Update: Key Developments and Budget Issues with NFU and Defra
41:40 NFUonline: Back British Farming Day 2024—Three ways to get involved
NFUonline: Defra underspend of agriculture budget a 'kick in the teeth'
GOV.UK: Corporate report: Farming and Countryside Programme annual report 2023 to 2024
NFUonline: Achieving Net Zero
UK Column article (2012): National Farmers Union: Making Government Policy Since 1947
Crown Commercial Service (CCS): Facilities Management and Security Services
Replacing Farmland Food Production with Lab-Grown Genetically Altered Alternatives?
46:30 BBC: The great gene editing debate: can it be safe and ethical?
Legislation: Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023
700 Hours of Debate on the Hunting Ban versus 7 on Iraq Invasion: How We Are Governed
50:18 Labour Animal Welfare Society: ‘Labour will improve animal welfare’ promises 2024 manifesto
Legislation: Hunting Act 2004 (c. 37)
The Guardian (2005): Jaw-jaw on hunting is a sop to MPs for war-war in Iraq
League Against Cruel Sports: The impact of hunting with dogs on wildlife and conservation (PDF)
British Hound Sports Association (BHSA): What is Trail Hunting
Countryside Alliance (2022): 20 years on: Remembering the biggest rural protest the UK has ever seen
Humane Slaughter Association: Stunning and killing
GOV.UK: Slaughter without stunning
Slaughter without stunning in accordance with religious rites can only take place in an approved slaughterhouse.
EU to Introduce New Digital Border System: Entry/Exit System (ESS) to Strengthen Schengen Security
57:19 UK Column community: UK Column News Extra—6th September 2024
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